Powell may refer to:

People

Powell (surname) Powell is an English surname of Welsh origin. It is a patronymic form of the Welsh name '' Hywel'' (later Anglicized as ''Howell''), with the prefix ''ap'' meaning "son of", together forming ''ap Hywel'', or "son of Hywel". It is an uncommon name ...

Powell (given name) Powell is a male given name. It may refer to: * Powell S. Barnett (1883–1971) U.S. musician and civil rights activist * Powell F. Carter Jr. (1931–2017) U.S. Navy admiral * Powell Clayton (1833–1914) U.S. soldier, politician, businessman * ...

Powell baronets There have been seven baronetcies created for persons with the surname Powell, five in the Baronetage of England and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Only one creation is extant as of 2007. The Powell Baronetcy, of Pengethly in the ...

, several baronetcies *

Colonel Powell (disambiguation) Colonel Powell may refer to: People * Colin Powell (1937–2021), former U.S. Secretary of State, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and 4-star general * Donald Powell (1896–1942), British India Army officer who was awarded the D.S.O. * Enoch ...

, several military officers * General Powell (disambiguation), several military leaders * Governor Powell (disambiguation), several governors * Justice Powell (disambiguation), several judges *

Major Powell (disambiguation) Major Powell frequently refers to American Civil War brevet lieutenant colonel for the Union John Wesley Powell (1834–1902), U.S. geologist and geographer. ''Major Powell'' (MAJ Powell) may also refer to: People * Colonel Powell (disambiguatio ...

, several military officers * Secretary Powell (disambiguation), several officials *

Senator Powell (disambiguation) Lazarus W. Powell (1812–1867) was a U.S. Senator from Kentucky from 1859 to 1865. Senator Powell may also refer to: * Beverly Powell (born 1951), Texas State Senate * Clifford Ross Powell (1893–1973), New Jersey State Senate *E. Henry Powell (1 ...

, several senators

Places

Powell Butte (disambiguation) Powell Butte may refer to: * Powell Butte, Boring Lava Field, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA; an extinct cindercone butte * Powell Butte, Oregon, USA; an unincorporated community in Crook County * Powell Buttes, Crook County, Oregon, USA; ...

, several hills * Powell County (disambiguation), several counties *

Powell Creek (disambiguation) Powell Creek, Powells Creek or Powell's Creek may refer to: In Australia *Powells Creek (Sydney), a tributary of the Parramatta River in New South Wales In the United States * Powell Creek, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in Boone Count ...

, several watercourses *

Mount Powell (disambiguation) Mount Powell may refer to one of the following: *One of several mountain peaks in the United States: **Mount Powell (California) **Mount Powell (Colorado) - highest summit of the Gore Range **Mount Powell (Granite County, Montana) - highest summit ...

or Powell Mountain, several mountains * Powell River (disambiguation), several watercourses * Powell Township (disambiguation), several townships

Antarctica

* Powell Island, South Orkney Islands

Maldives

Powell Islands Alifushi ( Dhivehi: އަލިފުށި) is one of the inhabited islands of Raa Atoll in the Maldives. History Powell Islands Alifushi and Etthingili were named as the Powell Islands by Captain Robert Moresby after Lieutenant F.F. Powell, who as ...

, Raa Atoll, Maldives

United States

* Powell, Alabama, a town in DeKalb County *

Powell, Missouri Powell is an unincorporated community in eastern McDonald County, Missouri, United States. It is located on Missouri Supplemental Route E, approximately ten miles east of Pineville. Powell is located on Big Sugar Creek. The community includes s ...

, an unincorporated community in McDonald County *

Powell, Cass County, Missouri Powell is an extinct town in Cass County, in the U.S. state of Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in l ...

, a ghost town *

Powell, Nebraska Powell is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, bot ...

, an unincorporated community *

Powell, Ohio Powell is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio, located 14 miles (21.5 km) north of the state capital of Columbus. The city is located in Delaware County; a frequent placeholder on the List of highest-income counties in the United States, and 3 ...

, a city in Delaware County *

Powell, Edmunds County, South Dakota Powell is an unincorporated community in Edmunds County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the West North Central states, North Central region of the United States. It is also p ...

, an unincorporated community *

Powell, Haakon County, South Dakota Powell is an extinct town in Haakon County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the West North Central states, North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Gre ...

, a ghost town *

Powell, Tennessee Powell, formerly known as Powell Station, is a census-designated place in Knox County, Tennessee, United States. The area is located in the Emory Road corridor (State Route 131), just north of Knoxville, southeast of Clinton, and east of Oak Rid ...

, an unincorporated community in Knox County *

Powell, Texas Powell is a town in Navarro County, Texas, United States. The population was 136 at the 2010 census. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 105 people, 38 households, and 31 families residing in the town. The population density was 62 ...

, a town in Navarro County *

Powell, Wisconsin Powell is an unincorporated community located in the town of Sherman, Iron County, Wisconsin, United States. Powell is located near Wisconsin Highway 27 south-southeast of Hurley. History A post office called Powell was established in 1908, an ...

, an unincorporated community *

Powell, Wyoming Powell is a city in Park County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 6,314 at the 2010 census. Powell is an All-America City and home to Northwest College. History Powell was incorporated in 1909. Powell was named for John Wesley Powel ...

, a city in Park County *

Lake Powell Lake Powell is an artificial reservoir on the Colorado River in Utah and Arizona, United States. It is a major vacation destination visited by approximately two million people every year. It is the second largest artificial reservoir by maximum ...

, a man-made reservoir on the Colorado River

Solar System

Powell (crater) Powell is a feature on Earth's Moon, a crater in Taurus–Littrow valley. Astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt landed less than 1 km northeast of it in 1972, on the Apollo 17 mission, but they did not visit it. To the north o ...

, a crater in Taurus–Littrow valley on the Moon

Facilities and structures

Powell Hall Powell Hall (formerly known as the St. Louis Theater and Powell Symphony Hall) is the home of the St. Louis Symphony. It was named after Walter S. Powell, a local St. Louis businessman, whose widow donated $1 million towards the purchase and use ...

, home of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra in St. Louis, Missouri * Powell Observatory, Louisburg, Kansas *

Powell Gardens Powell Gardens, Kansas City's botanical garden, is a botanical garden in Kingsville, Missouri, United States, east of Kansas City. It features 6,000 varieties of plants, with 225,000 plants in seasonal displays, and is open to the public, for ...

, Kansas City, Missouri * Powell House (disambiguation), several buildings * Powell High School (disambiguation), several schools *

Powell Middle School (disambiguation) Powell Middle School may refer to: *JP Powell Middle School ( LaFayette, Alabama), USA *John Wesley Powell Middle School ( Centennial, Colorado), USA * Powell Middle School (Littleton, Colorado), USA *Powell Middle School, Hernando County School B ...

, several schools

Companies

* Powell's Books, a chain of bookstores in the U.S. state of Oregon *

Powell Manufacturing Company Powell Manufacturing Company (PMC) was a company based in southern California, widely known for its line of motor scooters that peaked in popularity in the late 1940s. From September 1954 to March 1957, Powell manufactured "Sport Wagon" pickup t ...

, a defunct American motor vehicle company * Powell Peralta or Powell Corporation, a skateboard company

Other uses

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Powell v. Alabama ''Powell v. Alabama'', 287 U.S. 45 (1932), was a landmark United States Supreme Court decision in which the Court reversed the convictions of nine young black men for allegedly raping two white women on a freight train near Scottsboro, Alabama. Th ...

'', a 1932 U.S. Supreme Court case regarding capital punishment and due process * '' Powell v. McCormack'', a 1969 U.S. Supreme Court case regarding seating of a member of the House of Representatives * Powell Doctrine, a use of military force doctrine * Powell's method, an algorithm for finding the minimum of a non-differentiable function

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Antarctica

Maldives

United States

Solar System

Facilities and structures

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